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>> in india it's a big hon tore break so -- honor to break some of these records. several times an hour we're bringing you the big picture of the big stories of the day. >>> now our big picture has a theme song to go with it thanks to jonathan mann. he's writing a song a day and we were lucky enough that he agreed to write one for us. listen. ♪ you'll say no way from 3:00 to 5:00 it's a no brainer ♪ ♪ the big picture, the big picture ♪ >> pretty good. it's not the theme to "dallas" or "falcon crest" but he wrote that in all of one day, and of his songs, he basically does them in a day. you can see whatever song you want at rockcookiebottom.com. one of these days we'll have jonathan on to focus on why he focused onorly, but i think i know why. >> i love his intensity. i love the disco effect. very appropriate for us because we're -- >> you are a disco lady, aren't you? >> we're disco king and queen. john travolta and olivia newton. >>> just ahead sarah palin and those strange comments about death panels. it's part of today's face-off. >> also, we're expectin
>> in india it's a big hon tore break so -- honor to break some of these records. several times an hour we're bringing you the big picture of the big stories of the day. >>> now our big picture has a theme song to go with it thanks to jonathan mann. he's writing a song a day and we were lucky enough that he agreed to write one for us. listen. ♪ you'll say no way from 3:00 to 5:00 it's a no brainer ♪ ♪ the big picture, the big picture ♪ >> pretty good. it's not the...
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another even stronger quake hitting off the case of india. japanese authorities shut down two nuclear reactors and bullet train service as a precaution number major damage or serious injuries have been reported. nnchts new york city, divers have found the body and wreckage of a small plane at the bottom of the hudson river. that is the plane that collided with a sight seeing helicopter on saturday resulting in nine deaths. divers say the body is pinned in the wreckage. authorities hope to lift the plane from the water later today. meanwhile in, capitol hill, house leaders are scrapping plans to spend $330 million on new high end jets for senior officials. instead, they're asking for only $220 million to replace a handful of older jets that they say have safety and maintenance issues. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." south carolina governor mark sanford may have more trouble right now. associated press reporter jim davenport wrote this. quote, records reviewed by the associated press show that since he took office in 200
another even stronger quake hitting off the case of india. japanese authorities shut down two nuclear reactors and bullet train service as a precaution number major damage or serious injuries have been reported. nnchts new york city, divers have found the body and wreckage of a small plane at the bottom of the hudson river. that is the plane that collided with a sight seeing helicopter on saturday resulting in nine deaths. divers say the body is pinned in the wreckage. authorities hope to lift...
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jeff sachs joined me after a recent trip to china and india and pointed out clearly that not only are those countries do okay, but in some ways they're thriving, growing at 5, 6, 7%, even as the u.s. economy retracts. and ultimately, this global meltdown could be a tipping point from both of those countries to truly standing on par in some real ways with the u.s. and europe. other interesting unintended consequences, as we heard the president of iran, ahmadinejad, say he was going to make fairly significant appointments of women to his cabinet, that was certainly not the expectation three to six months ago as the election in iran neared, certainly not as the chaos that ensued. but what's so interesting about the world, you never know exactly what's going to happen and some of the pushback that's happened in iran has led to that. and it led me to wonder, what will be the consequences or unintended consequences of this august recess? the obama administration feared the recess, thinking it would put a stop on health care reform. but what if this new strategy brings president obama out, u
jeff sachs joined me after a recent trip to china and india and pointed out clearly that not only are those countries do okay, but in some ways they're thriving, growing at 5, 6, 7%, even as the u.s. economy retracts. and ultimately, this global meltdown could be a tipping point from both of those countries to truly standing on par in some real ways with the u.s. and europe. other interesting unintended consequences, as we heard the president of iran, ahmadinejad, say he was going to make...
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wall street are complaining that they cannot find visas for the people that they want -- >> folks from india, folks from asia. >> there's an awful lot of those folks, americans who are unemployed. who are in their mid-40s and things like that who are being moved out so these people can move in. >> now let's talk about health care. a little bit of tape of some of the more august liberals from the senate. we have what happened to john dingell this weekend, let's watch a little bit of that, also tom harkin in iowa. these are angry people. now, you're going to new hampshire tomorrow. the president is doing a town hall meeting. what do you think is going to happen in portsmouth, new hampshire? >> i've got my hands on one conservative new hampshire group that is recruiting volunteers to show up. they've been using facebook and other news groups to do that and they're trying to get people there. look, new hampshire, arguably, you know, new england invented the town hall meeting or the modern day town hall meeting. these folks now how to do it. so you have this feeling, i wouldn't be surprised if we
wall street are complaining that they cannot find visas for the people that they want -- >> folks from india, folks from asia. >> there's an awful lot of those folks, americans who are unemployed. who are in their mid-40s and things like that who are being moved out so these people can move in. >> now let's talk about health care. a little bit of tape of some of the more august liberals from the senate. we have what happened to john dingell this weekend, let's watch a little...
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another even stronger quake hitting just off the coast of india. japanese authorities shut down two nuclear reactors and bullet train service as a precaution. right now, they're carrying out intensive safety checks and inspections, but so far, no major damage or injuries have been reported. >>> in new york city, divers have found the body in the wreckage of a small plane at the bomb of the hudson river, it collided with a helicopter on saturday, resulting in nine deaths. the body is pinned in the wreckage and cannot be recovered right now. the plane could be lifted from the river as early as tomorrow. >>> on wall street, stocks retreated today, as investors locked in profits after a four-week rally. the dow jones industrial averages down 32 points, the s&p 500 lost three, and the nasdaq finished eight points lower. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome to "hardball." south carolina governor, mark sanford, may have more trouble right now, "associated press" reporter jim davinport wroed wrote this -- >>> governor sanford spokesman has a different opini
another even stronger quake hitting just off the coast of india. japanese authorities shut down two nuclear reactors and bullet train service as a precaution. right now, they're carrying out intensive safety checks and inspections, but so far, no major damage or injuries have been reported. >>> in new york city, divers have found the body in the wreckage of a small plane at the bomb of the hudson river, it collided with a helicopter on saturday, resulting in nine deaths. the body is...
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the sport is dying out in india. this is -- as young people move on to more conventional games like volleyball and soccer. the elders, tossing babies. right. elders in the community trying to keep it alive, the wonderful tradition. >> keep hope alive. >> what about tickle fighting? >> it's an nerf opportunity. >> it is. good thinking. >> so who's ahead in the fight? the strangest -- >> india is. i don't consider it a fight. used to be japan. they make useless robots. dances with you. india with things like that and the baby tossing, far, far ahead at this point. >> no doubt about it. thank you, willie. i'm sure mika's going to -- let's just say i don't want to be here monday when mika gets in. going to be a little chill. >> i don't think so. >> yeah? >> i think she likes open, openness, honesty. >> it's her paris hilton family. >> you should do a pillow fight on the set, willie and mika. >> beat the hell out of each other. >> we have another e-mail, chris has, about savannah. praising the academic achievements? >> no
the sport is dying out in india. this is -- as young people move on to more conventional games like volleyball and soccer. the elders, tossing babies. right. elders in the community trying to keep it alive, the wonderful tradition. >> keep hope alive. >> what about tickle fighting? >> it's an nerf opportunity. >> it is. good thinking. >> so who's ahead in the fight? the strangest -- >> india is. i don't consider it a fight. used to be japan. they make useless...
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after all, senator cornyn last month raised the specter of the threat from india to justify more funding for the f-22. i mean, in fairness, should have justified the threat from canada given the health care debate. take everything he says and put it in a different perspective. >> but this one is particularly juicy, because he defended data mining without people's knowledge during the bush years, but he's now opposed to voluntary sending of white house e-mails, because they might contain e-mail addresses of people who sent out e-mails full of disinformation. just -- i mean, nobody tapped himd on the shoulder and said this looks really bad, senator? >> you know, put aside the fact that the white house made clear no one's name or address is going to be collected, the point here to respond to the viral lies and misperceptions we know are already out there that are being fed by these various grass roots groups, calling them a nice fame, and that, i think, is a smart strategy from white house. we live in a 24/7 media environment. these viral lies can spread very fast. it is important i think c
after all, senator cornyn last month raised the specter of the threat from india to justify more funding for the f-22. i mean, in fairness, should have justified the threat from canada given the health care debate. take everything he says and put it in a different perspective. >> but this one is particularly juicy, because he defended data mining without people's knowledge during the bush years, but he's now opposed to voluntary sending of white house e-mails, because they might contain...
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if you take a look at where the most innovative medicine is being done, it's being done in india, and an awful lot of the doctors doing it were educated here. >> but does the president have to look beyond the rich for taxes? >> well, yeah. there's just -- the middle class bears the real burden here. that's why the middle class is getting hurt. and what you keep hearing, i take the subway in the morning, and people, everybody talks about what their complaints are. it's new york. and paying taxes is something nobody likes. now, they like the services that taxes pay for, but you have to have the burden -- everybody's going to have to sacrifice, everybody's going to have to reach in their pocket if we're going to have a city and country of the future. >> does he have to reconsider that promise not to raise taxes on the middle class? >> i think we'll see down the road. in the end, the president has to deal with the reality, and some of the things are beyond his control. have the burden -- everybody's going to have to sacrifice, everybody's going to have to reach in their pocket if we're go
if you take a look at where the most innovative medicine is being done, it's being done in india, and an awful lot of the doctors doing it were educated here. >> but does the president have to look beyond the rich for taxes? >> well, yeah. there's just -- the middle class bears the real burden here. that's why the middle class is getting hurt. and what you keep hearing, i take the subway in the morning, and people, everybody talks about what their complaints are. it's new york. and...
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to india where five years ago the transmission and taxi driver's fiat broke. he lost every gear except reverse but continued to direct customers anyway backwards. for some reason people still get in the cab. five years later he is still driving backwards and has become something of a local celebrity. he uses this charming siren to alert those around him and con torts his body to get a look out the back window for the whole ride. not exactly a private ride for the passenger obviously nor comfortable for mr. deb, quoting him i do have frequent pains in the neck and i have had severe vomiting in the past. pain in the neck? vomiting? you, sir, sound like you're ready for midtown manhattan. polling plus comedy suggests that she is not the best choice for the republicans for president in 2012 if they're going for the wink vote. and this started serious and got worse, that gun owner at a presidential town hall is one dot away from the government manufactured waco guy. these stories ahead. first, best persons in the world. lombard, illinois, number three best ad libbe
to india where five years ago the transmission and taxi driver's fiat broke. he lost every gear except reverse but continued to direct customers anyway backwards. for some reason people still get in the cab. five years later he is still driving backwards and has become something of a local celebrity. he uses this charming siren to alert those around him and con torts his body to get a look out the back window for the whole ride. not exactly a private ride for the passenger obviously nor...
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in china and india. fortunately those economies are still moving ahead. thank goodness we have some part of the world economy working. that's some good news. >> and it was interesting, i did see a report that sa
in china and india. fortunately those economies are still moving ahead. thank goodness we have some part of the world economy working. that's some good news. >> and it was interesting, i did see a report that sa
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they can go to india or china and have lower wages and have lower costs. what is going to keep them here? >> okay. you've raised two very important questions. on cap and trade, the house of representatives has passed a bill which i agree with you has a lot of problems. but we haven't -- we haven't gotten a bill in the senate and we understand the kinds of concerns you've raised and we're going to take them up and see to it that we do not have the consequences of exporting jobs -- >> representative hodes, i'm going to let you go to the balance of your day. thank you for giving us a little bit of your time this morning for the conversation. if you were to emphasize one point to the president going into his town hall 2 1/2 hours from now, what messages would you most emphasize for him to communicate? >> well, the president hardly needs advice from me. he has proven himself to be a great communicator and i know that his message of lower costs, better care, more choice and putting the people back in control of their health care is going to resonate across this
they can go to india or china and have lower wages and have lower costs. what is going to keep them here? >> okay. you've raised two very important questions. on cap and trade, the house of representatives has passed a bill which i agree with you has a lot of problems. but we haven't -- we haven't gotten a bill in the senate and we understand the kinds of concerns you've raised and we're going to take them up and see to it that we do not have the consequences of exporting jobs -- >>...
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i was thinking about in this morning, that, in fact, if you showed woodstock the way they showed india in slum dog millionai millionaire, you would have about the same sanitation. and that's -- you know, that's a bad thing and i've been writing this for years, that, in fact, the future that we were dreaming of and trying to work towards did not consistent of squatting in the mud, taking what you were given. it consisted of something more activist. >> right. and you had -- you talked about, also, how this was one of the least -- one of the more poorly organized rock concerts. >> it was horribly organized. >> and even talked about how all the groups were threatened, saying if you ask for money, we're going to call you out. the who basically said, screw you, give us our money. >> it's funny, because that's been the news break from this story. i wrote that in my biography of the who 20 years ago. but now it's news. but i think what happened at woodstock in the 30th anniversary in 1999 where they were gouged by the promotors, where there was arson, where there was rain, took the sheen off i
i was thinking about in this morning, that, in fact, if you showed woodstock the way they showed india in slum dog millionai millionaire, you would have about the same sanitation. and that's -- you know, that's a bad thing and i've been writing this for years, that, in fact, the future that we were dreaming of and trying to work towards did not consistent of squatting in the mud, taking what you were given. it consisted of something more activist. >> right. and you had -- you talked...